Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Colombia 4.8 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 14 times as long as Romania’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,186 m above Romania’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 2.8 times as many people as Romania.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Romania is 72% more densely populated than Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 6.0 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 6.8 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 11 years older than in Colombia.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.2 more children on average than in Romania.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Romania are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 7% larger than Romania’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 2.2 times as much per person as Colombia.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Romania (Gini 24.6 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 6.0% in Romania.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Romania 2.3%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Colombia’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 63% more on health per person than Colombia.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 1.5 years longer than in Romania.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 75% more likely to die before turning one than in Romania.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 43% more doctors per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 25% in Colombia.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Colombia.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Colombia.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 16% more meat per person than Colombia.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 523 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 645 more hours a year than in Romania.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 2.5 years longer than in Colombia.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 8 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 79% in Colombia.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 52% in Romania.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 5 times as long as Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 5.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Romania.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 30% of Romania.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 6% more fine dust than in Romania.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Romania.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 69% deadlier than in Romania.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 13.4 °C warmer than Romania.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.2 times as much rain as Romania.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Romania?
Colombia is larger. Romania fits inside Colombia 4.8 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Romania?
Colombia has 2.8 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Romania?
People in Colombia live 1.5 years longer than in Romania. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Colombia or Romania?
Men in Romania are 6.0 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
